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ANATOMY FOR NURSES. 



[CHAP. IV. 



FIG. 16. THE CLAVICLE. 



In the female the clavicle is generally less curved, smoother, 

 and more slender than in the male. In those persons who 



perform considerable 

 manual labour, which 

 brings into constant 

 action the muscles con- 

 nected with this bone, 

 it acquires considerable 

 bulk. 



The scapula, or shoul- 

 der blade, forms the 

 back part of the shoul- 

 der girdle. It is a large 

 flat bone, triangular in 

 shape, placed between 

 the second and seventh, 

 or sometimes eighth, 

 ribs on the back part 

 of the thorax. It is 

 unevenly divided on its 

 dorsal surface by a very 

 prominent ridge, the 

 spine of the scapula, 

 which terminates in a 

 large triangular projec- 

 tion called the acromion 

 process, or summit of 

 the shoulder. Below 

 the acromion process, 

 and at the head of 



FIG. 17. THE SCAPULA. 1, glenoid cavity ; 

 2, end of the spine of scapula. 



up the meaning of these Greek or Latin words which are used so plentifully in 

 naming all parts of the skeleton ; the whole subject will become more interest- 

 ing, more readily understood, and more easily remembered. A glossary for this 

 purpose is added at the end of the book. 



